Life Is A Highway chords by
Tom Cochrane

1991•Rock•6.5K views•

Key: F major•

Intro 1

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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Dm

Dm

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C

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Bb

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Bb

Bb

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F

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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Bb

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F

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C

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Verse 1

Bb

Bb

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Life's like a road that you travel on

F

F

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When there's one day here

and the next day gone

C

C

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Some_ times you bend

and sometimes you stand

Some_ times you turn your back to the wind

Bb

Bb

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There's a world outside every darkened door

F

F

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Where blues won't haunt you anymore

C

C

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Where the brave are free and lovers soar

Pre-chorus 1

Come ride with me to the distant shore

Dm

Dm

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We won't hesitate

C

C

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break down the garden gate

Bb

Bb

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G

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There's not much time left to_ day

Chorus 1

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Dm

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C

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Bb

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Life is a highway

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F

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I wanna ride it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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all night long

Dm

Dm

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C

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Bb

Bb

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If you're going my way

F

F

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I wanna drive it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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all night long

Verse 2

Bb

Bb

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Through all these cities and all these towns

F

F

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It's in my blood and it's all around

C

C

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I love you now like I loved you then

This is the road and these are the hands

Bb

Bb

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From Mozambique to those Memphis nights

F

F

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The Khyber pass to Vancouver's lights

C

C

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Knock me down get back up again

Pre-chorus 2

You're in my blood I'm not a lonely man

Dm

Dm

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There's no load I can't hold

C

C

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Road so rough this I know

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Bb

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I'll be there when the light comes in

G

G

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Just tell 'em we're survivors

Chorus 2

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Dm

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C

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Bb

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Life is a highway

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F

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I wanna ride it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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all night long

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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If you're going my way

F

F

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I wanna drive it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

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C

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all night long

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Life is a highway

F

F

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I wanna ride it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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all night long

Bb

Bb

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F

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C

C

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Gimme, gim_ me, gimme, gimme, yeah

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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If you're going my way

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F

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I wanna drive it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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Bb

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F

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C

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all night long

Bridge 1

Gm

Gm

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Bb

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There was a distance

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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between you and I

Gm

Gm

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Bb

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Dm

Dm

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A misunder_ standing once but now

C

C

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We look it in the eye

Interlude 1

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F

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Oh

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Bb

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F

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C

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Mm

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F

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Pre-chorus 3

Dm

Dm

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There ain't no load that I can't hold

C

C

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Road so rough this I know

Bb

Bb

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I'll be there when the light comes in

G

G

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Just tell 'em we're survivors

Chorus 3

Life is a highway

I wanna ride it

all night long

Yea, yea, yeah, yeah

If you're going my way

I wanna drive it all night long

Gimme, gim_ me, gimme, gimme, yeah

Dm

Dm

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C

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Life is a highway

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F

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I wanna ride it

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Bb

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F

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C

C

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all night long

Dm

Dm

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If you're going my way

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F

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Bb

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F

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C

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I wanna drive it all night long

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Bb

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F

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C

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Gimme, gim_ me, gimme, gimme, yeah

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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Life is a highway

F

F

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I wanna ride it

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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C

C

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F

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C

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all night long

Dm

Dm

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C

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Bb

Bb

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If you're going my way

F

F

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Bb

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F

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C

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I wanna drive it all night long

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Bb

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F

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C

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Gimme, gim_ me, gimme, gimme, yeah

Outro 1

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Bb

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[Repeat and fade]

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What is the original key of Life Is A Highway?

The original key of Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane is F major.

What are the main chords for Life Is A Highway?

The primary chords used in Life Is A Highway are Dm, C, Bb, F, G, Gm.

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The tempo of Life Is A Highway is approximately 103 beats per minute.

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